M.A.I.N.
What policy did European nations engage in to show they were truly a great nation by glorifying their military?
Militarism
Whose assassination set in motion the machinery of war?
Where were the first American casualties of WWI?
Sinking of the Lusitania
What was President Wilson's plan for lasting peace after WWI?
14 Points
Who was Germany's ruler in 1890 that wanted to show the rest of the world how strong Germany had become?
Kaiser Wilhelm
What was Germany's alliance called to protect them from France and who was in it?
Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungrary, and Italy
Who swore to protect Serbia against Austria-Hungarian aggression?
Russia
What policy did Germany enact in the seas around Britain?
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
What was the peace agreement signed that ended the war?
Treaty of Versailles
Why was the Battle of the Marne the most import event of WWI?
It ended the Schlieffen plan and forced Germany to fight the war on two fronts
A deep devotion to one's nation is called what?
Nationalism
What strategy was developed in Germany to fight a two front war?
Schlieffen Plan
When countries devote all their resources to the war effort it is called what?
Total War
What placed sole responsibility on Germany for WWI?
War-guilt clause
The US gov't asked it's citizens to only buy small amounts of goods becuase they were in short supply. This is called what?
Rationing
European nations fierce competition for colonies in Africa and Asia was called what?
Imperialism
What was the new military tactic that the French introduced at the Battle of the Marne?
Trench Warfare
Who was president of the US during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
What is Mr. Choate's wife's name?
Vivian
What did the 14th point create?
League of Nations
What alliance was formed to match Germany's and who was in it?
Triple Entente: France, Russia, and Great Britain
Name the 4 new weapons of WWI?
Poison Gas
Machine Guns
Tanks
Submarines
Explain the last straw that led the U.S. into WWI.
Zimmerman Telegram- Telegram written from Germany to Mexico asking Mexico to attack the US and Germany would help them reconquer lost lands.
Why did the US reject membership into the League of Nations?
They believed the US' best hope for peace was to stay out of European affairs.
Once the war started, the alliances changed their names. What were the names of the alliances at the beginning of WWI and who was in them?
Central Powers- Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
Allied Forces- Britain, France, and Russia